Smart-phone input/output

Abstract

A mobile device case includes a housing configured for receiving a mobile device having wireless connectivity. The mobile device case also includes a wireless communication device integrated within the housing. The wireless communication device is configured to interface with the mobile device to augment the wireless connectivity of the mobile device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile device case, comprising:
 a housing configured for receiving a mobile device having wireless connectivity; and   a wireless communication device integrated within the housing and being configured to interface with the mobile device to augment the wireless connectivity of the mobile device.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile device case of  claim 1 , in which the wireless communication device comprises at least one antenna. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile device case of  claim 2 , in which the at least one antenna augments the receive and/or transmit performance of the mobile device. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile device case of  claim 2 , in which the at least one antenna boosts transmit power of the mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile device case of  claim 1 , in which the wireless communication device comprises at least one modem. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile device case of  claim 1 , in which the wireless communication device comprises at least one transceiver. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile device case of  claim 1 , in which the mobile device includes a first radio configuration and in which the augmenting includes providing a second radio configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile device case of  claim 7 , in which the first radio configuration comprises a first air interface and the second radio configuration comprises a second air interface. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile device case of  claim 7 , in which the first radio configuration comprises a first frequency and the second radio configuration comprises a second frequency. 
     
     
         10 . A method for wireless communication using a mobile device case associated with a mobile device having wireless connectivity, comprising:
 receiving a wireless communication signal via the mobile device case; and   augmenting the wireless connectivity of the mobile device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , in which the wireless connectivity is augmented via at least one antenna of the mobile device case. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , in which the augmenting comprises augmenting at least one of a receive performance or transmit performance of the mobile device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , in which the augmenting comprises boosting transmit power of the mobile device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , in which the wireless connectivity is augmented via at least one modem of the mobile device case. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , in which the wireless connectivity is augmented via at least one transceiver of the mobile device case. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , in which the mobile device includes a first radio configuration and in which the augmenting includes providing a second radio configuration. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , in which the first radio configuration comprises a first air interface and the second radio configuration comprises a second air interface. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , in which the first radio configuration comprises a first frequency and the second radio configuration comprises a second frequency. 
     
     
         19 . An apparatus for wireless communication using a mobile device case associated with a mobile device having wireless connectivity, comprising:
 means for receiving a wireless communication signal via the mobile device case; and   means for augmenting the wireless connectivity of the mobile device.   
     
     
         20 . A computer program product for wireless communication using a mobile device case associated with a mobile device having wireless connectivity, comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon program code, the program code comprising:
 program code to receive a wireless communication signal via the mobile device case; and 
 program code to augment the wireless connectivity of the mobile device.